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HORACE S. (ARLEY, Olil CAHBRll-)GEPOR'R MASSACHUSETTS.

ecrs .paient all). 68,484, dated ,Scptember 3, 1867.

IMPROVED BOTTLE-STOPPER.

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Be it known that I, HORACE S. CARLEY, of Cambridgeport, in the county of Middlesex, and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and improved Bottle-Stopper; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the artto make and use the same, .reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 represents a side view of' my improved stopper attachment.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view ofthe same, the plane of section being-indicated by the line :c w,'fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates to certain improvements on the bottle-stopper for which Letters Patent No. 64,838 were grantedme on the 21st day of May, 1867.

The improvement consists in having a slotted cork-holder which can be moved up and down, being guided by a pin projecting from a ring or collar, which is arranged around the neck of the bottle. The same pin carries an eccentric cam, which can be turned so as to press upon a lug or ear projecting from the cork-holder, thereby pressing the cork into the mouth of the bottle and holding it there. I

By this improvement the whole device is greatly simplified, as the swing-clasp and swivelled loop that were described in the aforesaid Letters Patent are done away with. All the parts are made so that they can be constructed of sheet metal or4 of wire, as may be desired. i

Arepresents the neck of the bottle. B is its mouth. C is the cork, which is secured by means of a screw, D, one arm ofthe S-Shaped cork-holder E. F is a collar or ring fixed aroundtheneek ot' the bottle, below the neck ofthe same, as shown. A pin, G, projects from the ring F, and passes through the slotted main or central portion of the holder E, so that the sanne can be raised or lowered and turned at will, and will still be always firmly secured to the bottle, thereby preventing the cork from being lost, and having the whole device at all times ready to close the bottle whenever desired. H is a cam or arm, fitted upon the pin G Vso as to turn around the same. It can be made eccentric or otherwise, so that when brought between the pin G and the lower arm of the holder E it will press the holder down, thereby forcing the cork into the mouth of the bottle, as shown in figs. 1 and 2.

When it is desired to open the bottle it is only necessary to turn the cam H aside, for which purpose it may beprovided with a. suitable handle, so that it will no more press upon the lower arm of the holder. Then the latter can be raised and turned aside, as is indicated by red lines in g. 1. v

It will be seen that by the use, of this device a bottle can. be easily opened and reclosed, and that when closed the cork will be securely held in its place, while when opened all the parts will remain in the bottle to be ready for immediate use. ,j

The cork, when worn out, can be detached from the holder and a new one secured in 'its place. The ring F can be provided with a lock or with a device by which it can be easily fastened around the neck of a bottle, but as easily detached, when desired. The whole device will then be easily transferred from one bottle to another by simply removing the ring from one bottle and fitting it around the other.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The slotted cork-holder E, in combination with the pin G on the ring F, all made and operating substantially as and for the purpose herein shown and described.

2. rlhe above, in combination with the cam Hthe same turning on the pin G, as and for the purpose described.

H. S. CARLEY.-

Witnesses:

WM. F. McNAMAnA, ALEX. F. ROBERTS. 

